Sea lion strandings climb; scientists have a theory
Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 12:20
in Earth & Climate
By Megan GannonLiveScienceScientists still don't know why nearly 1,300 sickly sea lions have beached themselves on the shores of southern California since the beginning of the year. However, they think some weird oceanic phenomenon may be blocking off the sea lion pups' source of food, scientists reported Wednesday.The stranded sea lions — mostly pups born last summer — are typically turning up al...